Back to Texas
Texas Class C Learner License Practice Test
Full test preview Question 1 of 40
0 answered 40 remaining
Passing target: 70% (28/40)
Weather, Visibility & EmergenciesStandalone practice
You drive with high beams on a dark rural road. Around a curve, an oncoming car comes into view about 400 feet ahead. What does Texas law require you to do with your high beams?
Correct answer: Switch to low beams now, because the car is already within 500 feet
Why
High beams shine into the eyes of an oncoming driver and can blind that driver for a moment. The law uses two distances: low beams within 500 feet of an oncoming vehicle, and within 300 feet of a vehicle that you follow. On curves and hills, an oncoming car can appear closer than 500 feet, so dim as soon as you see it. If the other car's lights glare at you, look toward the lower right edge of your lane, not into the lights.
Verified against Texas Driver Handbook · Headlights · p. 53
Report a question issueContinue learning
Related Texas questions
As you come toward a red light that is still far ahead, you press the brake pedal and it sinks to the floor. The car does not slow down. What should you do?At night you drive onto a low road that you thought was clear. The water is deeper than it looked, your engine stalls, and the water around the car is rising. What should you do?On a cold morning, your car is parked in your closed home garage. You want to warm it up before you drive to school. What should you do?You drive an automatic car down a long hill. A friend tells you to shift into neutral and let the car roll to save fuel. What should you do?At night you follow another car on an unlit highway with your high beams on. Within what distance behind that car must you switch to low beams?You drive a car with a manual transmission down a long, steep hill. You shift into a low gear, but you keep the clutch pedal pressed to the floor all the way down. What is the result?